The desire to seek to understand why others behave in the ways they do is fundamental to providing learning environments that work well for all stakeholders. In this conversation from understanding.org, two educators discuss the fundamental role of curiosity in troubleshooting challenging learning environments.
Toolkit library/
Compassionate curiosity
Ken Robinson: what is creativity?
Video
20 minutes
By: Ken Robinson
Why the world needs an empathy revolution
Article
5 minutes
By: Greater Good Science Center, Jill Suttie
The Empathy Handbook
Tool
60 minutes
By: Humanities Lab (Fall 2025)
This is your brain on curiosity
Video
14 minutes
By: Matthias Gruber, TEDx
Possibility thinking protocol
Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)